九年级英语下Module 1 Explorations and exchanges Unit 1测试题（牛津深圳版）

Unit 1 测试题 I．词汇测试。 i．从下面每小题的 A，B，C 三个选项中选出可以替换画线部分的最佳选项。 ( )1. I like running as well as swimming, because they are both good for my health. A. and B. or C. but ( )2. The heavy rain leads to this flood. We should think out an idea to stop it. A. avoids B. causes C. fills ( )3. We need a large quantity of food and water to save these homeless people. A. a little B. a lot of C. little ( )4. Jackie Chan is a famous actor in the world. We all like his movies. A. friendly B. well-known C. trusted ( )5. When you feel tired after hard work, you can go on a trip to enjoy yourself. A. make a journey B. have a good time C. sleep a lot ( )6. The rich man has a lot of wealth. He often gives some to the poor. A. advice B. money and possessions C. mistakes ( )7. Can you tell me when we will set off? I need to prepare for it. A. start off B. put out C. come along ( )8. Only a few people know about the international trade. A. situation B. danger C. business ii．根据句子意思，从下面每小题的 A，B，C 三个选项中选出恰当的 词语完成句子。 ( )1. A is a talk that is given to a group of people to teach them about a particular subject. A. lecture B. book C. study ( )2. Someone who is is ready to face danger and has no fear of difficulties. A. careless B. brave C. certain ( )3. I got money than the others did. They had $ 20, but I only had $ 5. A. more B. better C. less ( )4. They walked home last night because they couldn't to take a taxi. A. afford B. buy C. allow ( )5. I live in a (an) neighborhood. Many people and cars come and go very often. A. quiet B. empty C. noisy ( )6. The good news quickly in our school and we all know it now. A. developed B. passed C. spread ( )7. --Please say something about Zheng He. --Oh! He is the Ming dynasty explorer of all the Chinese are proud. A. who B. whom C. whose Ⅱ.完形填空 A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life． "Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most l day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2 ? Is it the day when we fall in love or the day gre succeed,9" The young man asked.“3 The most important day in our lives is today," the wise man replied calmly. "Why?" The young man felt more than 4 "Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?" "No. Nothing has happened today. " "Is it because of my visit?" "Even if nobody visited me today, today is 5 very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come; but no matter how common today is, it is 6 Our control. " The young man still wanted to ask something, while the .wise man 7 him and said, "'When we are talking about the meaning ot today, we have 8 a lot of it. " The young man nodded and then went down the mountain. Actually, today is the only 9 we have. So, what we should do now is to 10 yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today! ( )1. A. important B. necessary C. comfortable ( )2. A. miss B. die C. grow ( )3. A. Nothing B. None C. No one ( )4.A. excited B. pleased C. Surprised ( )5. A. yet B. already C. still ( )6. A. for B. under C. on ( )7. A. stopped B. refused C. encouraged ( )8. A. avoided B. handed C. Wasted ( )9. A. excuse B. way C. chance ( )10. A. forget B. remember C. call Ⅲ．阅读理解 (A) There were many famous explorers during 1400--1600. What were the names of the most famous explorers? What were the major achievements of the famous explorers? This website provides what you want to know. Famous Canadian Explorers The discovery of the New World opened up new colonies(殖民地) in Canada. One of the most famous Canadian explorers was Louis Joliet who explored the Great Lakes area and discovered the Mississippi River. Famous Spanish Explorers Famous Spanish explorers explored the Caribbean and South America. Just a few famous Spanish explorers conquered (征服) millions of local people who made up the nations of the Incas and the Aztecs. Famous Spanish explorers included Hernando Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, Hernando De Soto, Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Juan Ponce de Leon. Famous English Explorers The most famous English explorers started their voyages of discoveries during the Elizabethan reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The most famous English explorers included Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Martin Frobisher and Sir John Hawkins. Famous Portuguese (葡萄牙的) Explorers The famous Portuguese explorers led the way when it came to exploration. The most famous Portuguese explorers included Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Bartholomeu Dias and Miguel Corte-Real. ( ) 1. What did Louis Joliet do? A. He led the way when it came to exploration. B. He explored the Caribbean and South America.C. He explored the Great Lakes area and discovered the Mississippi River. D. He conquered millions of local people who made up the nations of the Incas and the Aztecs. ( )2. What nationality (国籍) was Juan Ponce de Leon? A. Spanish. B. Portuguese. C. Canadian. D. English. ( ) 3. Which of the following did NOT belong to Portugal? A. Bartholomeu Dias. B. Miguel Corte-Real. C. Hernando De Soto. D. Vasco da Gama. ( ) 4. Why did the writer write this passage? A. To show some explorers. B. To show the New World C. To ask us to donate money. D. To ask us to explore. ( )5. Where can you see this passage? A. In a cooking magazine. B. In a notebook. C. In a textbook. D. On the Internet. (B) What can little money do? It's worth thinking it over. A few weeks ago, I got $120 from a friend in a Smile Group. He asked me to do good things with the money. Since then I have used the money to help strangers, and raised a lot of smiles. One day I was in a shop, looking at the second-hand books. It happened that the book shelves (架子) were next to the toy shelf. I noticed that a poorly dressed woman standing behind me. A girl about 3 years old came over ta the my shelf. At once her attention was caught by a toy dog. She spoke to her mother and her mother asked the shop owner how much it cost. The answer was $ 3. Then she said “no”. The child said nothing. Maybe "no" was not new for her, but she couldn't keep the disappointment away from her face. I had a total of $ 5. I put the money in the mother's hand and said, "Buy her a book, too. " I didn't wait to see the end. I walked out of the shop. The money the friend gave me was to help me find happiness in the world. Was there any better way to get so much happiness with so little money? ( )6. The writer got from his friend a few weeks ago. A. little help B. some money C. book shelves D. a lot of smiles ( )7. The girl was interested in . A. a bookstore B. a toy dog C. toy shelves D. second-hand books ( )8. From Paragraph (段落) 3, we can learn that the mother . A.couldn't afford the toy B. disliked the toy C. couldn't stand the girl D. disliked the girl ( )9. We can infer (推断) the writer was after walking out of the shop. A. disappointed B. sad C. happy D. lonely ( )10. What's the main idea of this passage? A. Money is happiness. B. It's impossible to find happiness. C. Helping others can get happiness. D. We can't get happiness with little money.(C) MARS--The Red Planet ! "MARS--The Red Planet !" is one of our Early Reader Space books. It has surprising facts and photos explaining all about Mars. Aiming mainly at kids aged 7--10, it's an interesting way for readers to find out more about the red planet. The Weather "The Weather" is one of our Early Earth books for boys and girls aged 13--15. This is a fun and fantastic way for readers to find out more about the weather on our earth. It offers information in a fun way--mixing facts, photos, and even has a web page with video clips explaining more about the information in the book. Horses Kids Book of Fun Facts& Amazing Pictures on Animals in Nature--A Perfect Horse Book for Kids Aged 5--8. The book written by Kate describes the most noble animal on the planet for early readers. The book is packed with beautiful and clear pictures that help your child to understand the (fun) facts about this animal. It also includes anatomy (解剖) of horses. ( )11. If your sister wants to know more about the space, she can choose . A.MARS The Red Planet ! B. The Weather C. Horses D. The Earth ( )12. "The Weather" is one of our Early Earth books for boys and girls aged . A. 5--8 B. 13--15 C. 7--10 D. 8 13 ( )13. "Horses" is about . A. the most noble animal on the planet B. the weather on our earth C. the red planet D. a web page with video clips ( )14. Which is true according to the ads (广告) above? A. The Weather is about the Moon. B. Horses is a perfect book for kids aged 7--10. C.MARS--The Red Planet ! is about the most noble animal. D. Horses was written by Kate. ( )15. The subject of the three books is on . A. history B. geography C. science D. math Ⅳ．书面表达。 请根据下列提示，以“When Isaac Newton was young”为题写一篇不少于 80 词的短文。 内容提示： 1．艾萨克·牛顿于 1642 年出生在英国； 2．他出生时特别瘦弱，人们都没想到他会活下来； 3．当他还是小孩子的时候，他喜欢制作风筝或者其他简单的机器，但 他的学习成绩 不好； 4．有一天，一个学习成绩好的同学踢了他一下。他决定比这个同学得 更高的分数，结果他在很短的时间内就做到了。 When Isaac Newton was young 参考答案 I. i. 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. B 7．A 8．C ii. 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B Ⅱ．1．A 【解析】考查形容词辨析。important 意为“重要的”，necessary 意为“必要 的”，comfortable 意为“舒服的”。根据下文的理解可知，这个年轻人问的是重要的日子是 哪一天，故选 A。 2．B 【解析】考查动词辨析。miss 意为 “错过，想念”；die 意为“死亡”；grow 意为“成 长”。根据前面的关键词 born 可知选 B。 3．B 【解析】考查不定代词辨析。nothing 意为“什么都没有”，none 意为“没有一个（人 或物）”，no one 意为“没有人”。根据智者的回答可判断，上面所说的都不重要，故选 B。 4．C 【解析】考查形容词辨析。pleased 意为“满意的”，surprised 意为“惊讶的”，excited 意为“兴奋的”。根据 why 可知选 C。 5．C 【解析】考查副词辨析。yet 意为“还未”，already 意为“已经”，still 意为“仍 然”。根据上句“Even if nobody visited me today”可判断今天仍然是重要的。故选 C。 6.B 【解析】考查介词辨析。for 意为“为了”，under 意为“在……下面”，on 意为 “在……上面”。根据 our control 可知，应该用 under，是固定短语，表示“在……控制之 下”。故选 B。 7．A 【解析】考查动词辨析。stop 意为 “阻止，停止”；refuse 意为“拒绝”；encourage 意为“鼓励”。句意：当这个年轻人还想问点什么，而这个智者阻止了他。故选 A。 8．C 【解析】考查动词辨析。hand 意为“传递”，waste 意为“浪费”，avoid 意为“避 免”。句意：当我们在谈论今天的意义的时候我们已经浪费了很多。故选 C。 9．C 【解析】考查名词辨析。excuse 意为“借口”，way 意为“方法”，chance 意为“机 会”。句意：事实上，今天是我们拥有的唯一机会。故选 C。 10．A 【解析】考查动词辨析。forget 意为“忘记”；remember 意为“记得”；call 意为“喊， 叫”。句意：所以，我们应该把握今天，忘记过去和将来。故选 A。 III. 1. C [解析]由句子 "one of the most famous Canadian explorers was Louis Joliet who explored the Great Lakes area and discovered the Mississippi River" 可选 C。 2. A [解析]由句子 " Famous Spanish explorers included Hernando Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, Hernando De Soto, Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Juan Ponce de Leon”可知选 A。 3. C [解析]由句子 "The most famous Portuguese explorers included Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Bartholomeu Dias and Miguel Corte-Real"可知选 C。 4．A 【解析】本文主要介绍了几个西方国家著名的探险家，故选 A。 5．D 【解析】由句子“This website provides what you want to know"可知，这是网 页上的一篇文章，故选 D。 6．B 【解析】根据文章第二段中“A few weeks ago, I got$120 from a friend in a Smile Group’’可知作者从朋友那里得到了 20 美元，故选 B。 7．B 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“At once her attention was caught by a toy dog（她立刻被一个小玩具狗吸引住了）”可知选 B。 8．A 【解析】根据文章第三段中“She spoke to her mother and her mother asked the shop owner how much it cost. The answer was $3. Then she said 'no'"知这位母亲没有能力支付， 故选 A。其他选项没有提及。 9．C 【解析】由最后一段中“The money the friend gave me was to help me find happiness in the world. Was there any better way to get so much happiness with so little money”可推断出作者是快乐的。故选 C。 10.C 【解析】题干意为“这篇文章的主要大意是什么”。A 金钱就是快乐；B 寻求快乐是不 i，J+能的；C 帮助别人能获得快乐；D 用小钱我们不能获得快乐。本文主要讲述了作者用朋友 给他的钱帮助了买不起玩具的小女孩并从中获得快乐的故事。故选 C． 11．A 【解析】题干意为“假如你姐姐想要了解更多的太空知识，她应该选择哪本书”。三 本书中只有 A 项 MARS --The Red Planet!符合题意，故选 A。 12．B 【解析】题干意为“The Weather 适合多大的孩子看”。由第二段第一句可知选 B。 13．A 【解析】题干意为“Horses 这本书的主要内容是什么”。由原文中“The book written by Kate describes the most noble animal on the planet for early readers"知选 A。 14．D 【解析】题干意为“根据以上广告介绍，哪项是正确的”。由原文中“The book written by Kate describes the most noble animal on the planet for early readers" N 知选 D。 15．C 【解析】题干意为“这三本书的主题是什么”。从原文的主旨大意来看，本文介绍的 是三本科学类图书，故选 C。 IV. One possible version: When Isaac Newton was young Isaac Newton was born in 1642 in England. And he was very thin and weak when he was born. No one thought he would live 10ng． Newton liked to make things from an early age, such as kites and simple machines, but he was not a good student. One day, Newton was kicked by one of his classmates. The classmate did well in his study, so Newton decided to get higher marks than him. In a short time, Newton became the top student at the school.